Vol.4 , No. 3, Publication Date: Sep. 3, 2018, Page: 83-87
[1] | Rami Ibrahim Alsakran, Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, USA. |
[2] | John Ray Slate, Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, USA. |
The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which differences were present in the 1-year persistence rates between International students and traditional students in the 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 academic years. A second purpose was to ascertain the extent to which differences existed in the 2-year persistence rates between International students and traditional students in the 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 academic years. Inferential statistical analyses revealed that International students had statistically significantly lower 1-year persistence rates and 2-year persistence rates than traditional students in all 5 academic years. Implications of these results as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.
Keywords
1-Year Persistence Rates, 2-Year Persistence Rates, Community College, International Students, Traditional Students
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